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LAW8717 International Environmental Law

Interim Trimester 3, 2023 Online
Units : 1
School or Department : School of Law and Justice
Grading basis : Graded
Course fee schedule : /current-students/administration/fees/fee-schedules

Staffing

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Requisites

Pre-requisite: LAW5111 or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: LLBH or LLMC

Overview

International conventions and treaties increasingly govern the conditions under which Australian environmental governance is conducted. International Environmental Law aims to give graduate students advanced knowledge of international environmental conventions and policies, and Australia鈥檚 bilateral and multilateral agreements. Students will develop advanced writing and communication skills in the detailed articulation of these legal instruments in research assignments. The course is available in the Master of Laws, Juris Doctor and Bachelor of Laws Honours.

International Environmental Law covers the sources of current international environmental law, the principal institutional structures and the processes by which international conventions and other agreements are enforced. It will interrogate key conventions and soft law instruments, and consider the role of states, international bodies, businesses and non-government organisations actors in developing and monitoring environmental issues. It covers the law of ozone protection and climate change, moveable and fixed world heritage and wildlife and biodiversity. The course is delivered intensively in four seminars over two weeks (two seminars in each of two weeks), and will involve closely supervised research assignments.

Course learning outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to:

  1. evaluate developments in chosen areas of international environmental law, and critically examine the relationship between those developments and contemporary theory or practice (PO 1);
  2. demonstrate advanced knowledge of the impact of globalisation on international environmental law on the substance, theory and practice of Australian law (PO 2);
  3. undertake, interpret and evaluate research concerning international environmental law using advanced legal research methodologies and techniques (PO 3); and
  4. articulate advanced knowledge of international environmental law in written presentations (PO 4).

Topics

Description Weighting(%)
1. The sources, institutional structures and participants in international environmental law 25.00
2. Transboundary environmental issues, including greenhouse gas issues 25.00
3. World heritage and moveable cultural heritage 25.00
4. The protection of wildlife and its habitat and biodiversity 25.00

Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed

There are no texts or materials required for this course.

Student workload expectations

To do well in this subject, students are expected to commit approximately 10 hours per week including class contact hours, independent study, and all assessment tasks. If you are undertaking additional activities, which may include placements and residential schools, the weekly workload hours may vary.

Assessment details

Approach Type Description Group
Assessment
Weighting (%)
Assignments Written Essay 1 No 50
Assignments Written Essay 2 No 50
Date printed 9 February 2024